This post is way overdue.

If you’re reading this, you’re probably wondering where I am, what happened, or if I’m even still alive.

The short version is I got hit with burnout again. It’s been a bad one. I felt depressed, lost, and I basically ran off into a metaphorical forest to hide for a while.

I started questioning everything. Do I still enjoy drawing comics? Do I still enjoy anything? Do I even have hobbies outside of all this? What’s my goal here?

Eventually, I started making new Plucked Up comics for patrons again. That seems to be my post-burnout ritual at this point. They’re a longer format than my usual Loading Artist comics, and I think that shift in structure makes the wall I’m banging my head against feel a little softer. Maybe doing something different is part of the answer?

While all this was happening, I was also lucky enough to watch Li Chen’s Detective Beans graphic novel series come to life. Helping with edits and seeing the whole thing take shape was incredibly inspiring. It pushed me to start developing my own graphic novel ideas, which I’m starting to get excited about (something I haven’t felt in a long time). But that reveal is still a long way off.

As for Loading Artist comics, I want to return to them. Right now my brain just refuses to hand over any ideas, and forcing it only makes everything worse. So instead I’m putting my energy into other projects, like the graphic novel. I’m hoping that giving my brain something different to work on will eventually loosen whatever is blocking the Loading Artist part of my mind.

On the plus side, I’ve started getting back into streaming on Twitch again. And I’ll get back to posting on social media too, before they close my accounts due to inactivity, lol.

Thanks for understanding. See you again soon, hopefully!

If you’ve ever thought about grabbing some Loading Artist merch, now’s the time. Why? BECAUSE I SAID SO Because we’ve never done a 20% off sale before!

Treat your loved ones and/or yourself with something from the shop!

I won’t tell them it was on sale, that can just be our little secret.